"My Lords, I fear that some of your Lordships may find my Motion to be somewhat dramatic, and my request for 12 new UKIP Peers somewhat ambitious, but I hope I can allay such feelings. I am also aware that the strong mood of the House is that too many …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech
"My Lords, I am most grateful. Since the Liberal Democrats have 59 more Peers than they should have under their policy of appointing Peers in proportion with the votes cast in the previous general election, would a solution not be for, let us say, 40 of them to stand down? …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech
"My Lords, I have given the noble Baroness the Leader of the House notice of this intervention, which arises because I understand that this Motion, if we pass it, will give taxpayers’ money—Cranborne money, I think it is called—to the Liberal Democrats to help them to run their affairs in …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech
"My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness. The answer to her last point is that that rather depends on how many UKIP Peers arrive in this place and who they are. I simply make the point that I do not think that it is right that only …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech
"My Lords, on defeating Islamism, the Statement rightly says that,
“we must take on the radical narrative that is poisoning young minds”.
Is not one way to do that for us all to be allowed to talk openly about Islam, among ourselves and with our Muslim friends? If we try …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech
"My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness. Are the Government aware of the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, which show that in 2013 the UK gave the EU some £14 billion net? Is there any reason why we could not invest in this and …..." Lord Pearson of Rannoch - View Speech